Politics of Union

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US: Wedding venue rejects an interracial couple

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In a now-viral video shared to social media by Welch over the weekend, a woman identified as the event hall’s owner can be seen telling the 24-year-old, “First of all, we don’t do gay weddings or mixed race … because of our Christian race, I mean, our Christian belief.”

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Switzerland: Yes to marriage for all, but no to sperm donation for lesbians

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Organizations call for the introduction of dual parentage from birth and access to sperm donation for homosexual parents. But the commission of the National which planchait Friday on this question rejected this second request.

Côte d’Ivoire: Bill to Amend Marriage Law Approved

The Council of Ministers of Côte d’Ivoire approved a bill that would substantially amend the country’s marriage law. The bill, which was drafted as part of a package of new laws in the areas of family and inheritance law, aims to encourage equality between men and women, particularly by curbing traditional practices.  At the same time, the bill would explicitly prohibit same-sex marriage.